vancouver and open data

[John Wonderlich]

Fascinating, and a great collection of language:

http://eaves.ca/2009/05/14/vancouver-enters-the-age-of-the-open-city/

A few hours ago, Vancouver's city government posted the agenda to a council meeting next week in which this motion will be read:

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...WHEREAS the City of Vancouver has incredible resources of data and information, and has recently been awarded the Best City Archive of the World.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Vancouver endorses the principles of:

Open and Accessible Data - the City of Vancouver will freely share with citizens, ...

I also love this phrasing from the blog post describing it:

2. Tapping into the long tail of public policy analysis: As more and more Vancouverites look over the city's data, maps and other pieces of information citizens will notice inefficiencies, problems and other issues that could save money, improve services and generally make for a stronger better city.